Iranian Official: If US topples Assad, Israel will be at Risk

by The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

Iran's deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, confirms Iran and U.S. have exchanged messages regarding the campaign against the Islamic State group • Iran has been strong backer of Assad regime during three-year Syrian civil war.

Syrian President Bashar Assad | Photo credit: AP

Israel's security will be at risk should the U.S. and its allies seek to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad as part of the campaign against the Islamic State group, Iran's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying in Saturday.

Hossein Amir Abdollahian confirmed his country and the U.S. had exchanged messages regarding the campaign against Islamic State.

Abdollahian's comments were the first time a senior Iranian official confirmed that Iran and the U.S. had discussed fighting Islamic State.

Iran has backed Assad during Syria's three-year civil war. The U.S. has called for Assad to resign and rules out cooperating with his government in the fight against Islamic State.

The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

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